The council of the cursed

Description

Counseling a hostile Irish delegation to the Celtic church of 670 A.D., Fidelma of Cashel is embroiled in a politically tenacious investigation when one of the delegates is found murdered, a case that is complicated by the theft of a priceless reliquary.

Description

When Bishop Leodegar of Autun calls upon the church leaders from western Europe to attend a council, it is to be a meeting haunted by sudden death and intrigue. It's AD 670, and the Council of Autun is meeting to discuss serving a final devastating blow to the Celtic Church. But when a conflict between two delegate results in the murder of the chief delegate from Hibernia, the entire Council is in danger. Sister Fidelma and her companion, Brother Eadulf, arrive in Autun to act as advisors to the Irish delegation. Between the autocratic Bishop Leodegar and the malignant abbess, Mother Audofleda, a web of sinister intrigue soon spreads. The theft of a priceless reliquary box, the disappearance of women and children and rumours of a slave trade make this one of the most sinister puzzles that Fidelma and Eadulf have ever faced...

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Series Statement

• Tremayne, Peter. Sister Fidelma mysteries -- 19.

Other Editions

• The council of the cursedHeadline2008-01-01
• The council of the cursedMinotaur Books2009-01-01
• Council of the CursedHeadline Publishing Group2009-01-01
• The Council of the CursedMinotaur Books2009-01-01
• The council of the cursedMinotaur Books2009-01-01
• The Council Of The Cursed A Mystery Of Ancient IrelandMinotaur Books2010-01-01